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CORSET Filed June 29, 1949 INVENTOR. GEORGE G. WAMSH Patented Sept.25.1951

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE conse'r George G. Wanish, Cortland, N. Y.Application June 29, 1949, Serial No. 101,938

1 Claim.

Thisinvention relates to new and useful improvements in a foundationgarment.

having a front panel with its top portion ex-- tended above the topedges of elastic side panels and controlled by reinforcement panels ofelastic and non-elastic materials which are suitably anchored to theback panel of the garment in a m nner to ll thectop portionpf t f ntpa'l more tightly into contact with the diaphragm area of the human body.

A further object of the present invention proposes extending'thereinforcement panels along the outer faces of the foundation garment atthe waist-area in' a manner to draw the entire top of the garment intocloser contact with the waist portion of the body.

A further object of the present invention proposes arranging thereinforcement panels so that the non-elastic materials thereof will bein facial contact with the elastic side panels and so that the elasticmaterials thereof will be in facial contact with the non-elastic backpanel forming elastic and non-elastic contacting surfaces in frictionalcontact with each other in a manner so that when the elastic materialsare stretched over the non-elastic materials a frictional drag will becreated rendering the elastic materials more diflicult to stretch.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a foundationgarment which is easy to manufacture, which is durable and which can bemanufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the foundation garment constructedin accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear View of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged partial side elevational View looking in thedirection of the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a partial plan view of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of theline 4-4. p

The foundation garment, according to the present invention, is in theform of a one-piece body It including a non-elastic front panel H. Thetop portionof the front panel I! may be provided with the customaryreinforcin bones,

as is'generally known in the art to which the present inventionpertains. The bottom of the front panel II is provided with elasticinserts 12 allowing freedom of movement of the top portions of the legs.Along one side, the, front panel H is formed with an opening extendeddownward from the top edge thereof and which is closed by the usualslide fastener closure means is or any other known type of closuremeans.

The one-piece body further includes a back panel M of non-elasticmaterial having an elastic insert 15 mounted in the top portion thereofmidway between the sides thereof' The nonelastic back panel l4 may beprovided throughout its height with the usual reinforcing bones, as isgenerally known in the art to which the invention pertains.

Depending from the bottom edges of the front panel ll and the back panelHi there are the usual elastic straps l8 upon which the conventionalhose grippers, not shown, are mounted for supporting stockings.

Elastic side panels H are secured between the vertical side edges of thefront panel H and the back panel M. The side panels l! are formed ofelastic material arranged to stretch in the horizontal with very littleor no stretch in the vertical. The vertical front edges of the sidepanels I! are secured to the adjacent vertical side edges of the frontpanel H by lines of stitches Ill. The vertical back edges of the sidepanels I! are secured to the adjacent vertical side edges of the backpanel H! by lines of stitches l3.

As will be apparent from Figs. 1 and 3, the top portion of the frontpanel I l is projected slightly above the top edges of the elastic sidepanels l1. Horizontal reinforcement panels 2c are an chored at theirfront edges of the vertical side edges of'the top portion of the frontpanel l i and at their rear edges to the back panel. The reinforcementpanels 20 are formed of non-elastic front portions 2! and elastic rearportions 22 and serve to pull the top portion of the front panel lltautly into position across the diaphragm of the human body compressingthe 3 same and preventing the top portion of the front panel I I fromturning down so that surplus flesh in the diaphragm area can roll overthe top of the front panel. The adjacent ends of the portions 2! and 22are secured together by stitches 23. The front ends of the frontportions 21 are secured to the vertical edges of the front panel i l bythe stitches l8 which secure together the front panel ii and the elasticside panels ii. The rear ends of the elastic rear portions 22 of thereinforcement panels 21] are secured to the back panel i4 inward of thevertical side edges thereof by lines of stitches 24, see especially Fig.3.

As shown in Fig. 4, the reinforcement panels are somewhat shorter thanthe distances between their points of attachment, so that when thegarment is put on, the reinforcement panels 2 0 will be partiallystretched before any stretching of the elastic side panels [1 takesplace. This extra stretching of thereinforcement panels 2 c will serveto tightly pull "the free top portion of the front panel H tightlyacross the diaphragm to compress excess flesh and will also serve totightly draw the entire top of the garment more tightly about the waistand retain the top edge against turning down.

The arrangement of the reinforcement panels is such that the non-elasticfront portions 2| are in frictional facial contact with the elastic sidepanels i1 and the elastic rear portions 22 are in frictional facialcontact with the non-elastic material of the back panel 14. Thoseelastic and non-elastic contacting surfaces function to create africtional drag when the elastic surfaces are stretched over thenon-elastic surfaces rendering the elastic members somewhat moreresistant to stretching and so have a greater'compressing force on thesurplus flesh in the waist area.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications comhaving vertical side edges secured to thevertical side edges of the front and back panels, comprising waistreinforcement panels on either side of the garment on the outsidethereof, the front panel having its top portion projected slightly abovethe top edges of the side panels, said reinforcement panels beingsecured at their front ends to the vertical side edges of the frontpanel above and below the top edges of the side panels, saidreinforcement panels being secured at their back ends to the rear panelinward of the Vertical side edges thereof, each of said reinforcementpanels having a non-elastic front portion and an elastic rearportion'secured together in end alignment, said non-elastic frontportions being in facial frictional contact with the elastic side panelsover the major portion of the height thereof, said elastic rear portionsbeing in facial frictional contact with the non-elastic material of therear panel.

GEORGE GfWANIsH.

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